Horsehill Vineyards | Cal Poly Pomona
Available now at the Farm Store at Kellogg Ranch and The Restaurant at Kellogg Ranch.
Cal Poly Pomona is preserving the rich tradition of the Cucamonga Valley wine industry and creating new student learning opportunities with its private label wine - Horsehill Vineyards. The wine features grapes grown from prize-winning Zinfandel cuttings from the historic De Ambrogio Ranch in Rancho Cucamonga.
Horsehill Vineyards Zinfandel Rosé is available while supplies last at the Farm Store at Kellogg Ranch between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. daily. The wine is also available by the bottle or glass at The Collins College of Hospitality Management's Restaurant at Kellogg Ranch.
Horsehill Vineyards 2008 Zinfandel Rosé won the Gold Medal, Best of Class in the Best Rosé Limited Production category at the 70th annual Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Competition. The 2008 Horsehill Vineyards Zinfandel received a bronze medal the category Limited Production Zinfandel from 2007 or Later.
Take a look at the Horsehill Vineyards slideshow to see the project evolve from vine to wine.
Cal Poly Pomona's 2009 Zinfandel Rosé is a beautifully vibrant, almost neon pink wine with light lavender edges. The aroma is full of striking fruit characters: cherries, watermelon and strawberry, all very showy and Jolly Rancher candy-like. The flavors mimic what the eye and nose behold -- crisp fruit flavors that honestly reflect the varietal character of Horsehill Zinfandel. Perfect by itself or with light cheeses, spicy cuisine or that special someone, this is a memorable rosé.
-- Master Winemaker Jon McPherson, South Coast Winery, Temecula
About Horsehill Vineyards: The College of Agriculture and The Collins College of Hospitality Management have partnered to make Horsehill Vineyards possible.
The Horsehill Vineyards wines feature grapes grown from prize-winning Zinfandel cuttings from the historic De Ambrogio Ranch in Rancho Cucamonga.
Before the ranch was razed for development in 2001, third-generation
vintner Don Galleano combed the fields and selected 400 grapevine cuttings, some of them nearly 100 years old. Galleano donated the cuttings to the university.
Master Winemaker Jon McPherson of South Coast Winery oversaw the crushing, fermentation and bottling of the wine.
The name Horsehill comes from the area on campus where a portion of the grapes are grown. The former horse pasture is now the location of The Collins College. The grapes are grown on a south-facing slope a few hundred yards from the college. Additional grapes are grown at AGRIscapes on a southeast-facing hillside.
Proceeds from the wine support a culinary garden, located near the student-managed and operated Restaurant at Kellogg Ranch. Fresh vegetables and herbs from the garden are incorporated into the dishes at the restaurant. The sustainable garden creates a valuable farm-to-table lesson for both hospitality management and agriculture students.
For more information contact Lisa McPheron, Director of Communications and External Relations for The Collins College.
